113 HR 1242 IH: To prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the United States within the United States.U.S. House of Representatives2013-03-18text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I113th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1242IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 18, 2013Mr. Ribble introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent
Select), and in addition to the Committees on the
Judiciary and
Armed Services, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concernedA BILLTo prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the
United States within the United States.1.Drones(a)DefinitionsIn this section—(1)the term
drone means an unmanned aircraft (as defined in section 331 of the
FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note));(2)the term
serious bodily injury has the meaning given that term in section
1365 of title 18, United States Code; and(3)the term
United States as used in a territorial sense, has the meaning
given that term in section 5 of title 18, United States Code.(b)ProhibitionThe
Federal Government may not use a drone to kill a citizen of the United States
who is located in the United States. The prohibition under this subsection
shall not apply to an individual who poses an imminent threat of death or
serious bodily injury to another individual. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to suggest that the Constitution would otherwise allow the killing of
a citizen of the United States in the United States without due process of
law.